Forward Deployed Engineer; FDE

Overview

Prodapt is the largest specialized player in the Connectedness industry. As an AI-first strategic technology partner, Prodapt provides consulting, business reengineering, and managed services for the largest telecom and tech enterprises building networks and digital experiences tomorrow. A Service Now-invested company, Prodapt has been recognized by Gartner as a Large, Telecom-Native, Regional IT Service Provider.

Focus:
Architecture, Cloud Deployment, LLMOps & Reliability

Experience:

2–5 Years

Location:

San Jose, CA or Dallas, TX (first 6 months). Candidate must be willing to relocate to Tokyo, Japan for the next phase of the role; relocation assistance will be provided.

As a Lead FDEs you move from ‘working prototypes’ to scalable, secure, observable, and production-ready systems. You design microservices, deploy workloads in cloud environments, implement evaluation pipelines and guardrails, and bring engineering discipline across reliability, testing, and architecture.

• Cloud & Dev Ops:
  Containerize applications using Docker Compose/Kubernetes and automate cloud deployments (AWS/Azure) using Terraform.
• Advanced Backend Architecture:
  Design microservices (MSA) with Clean Architecture principles. Implement Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and clients.
• LLMOps & Evaluation:
  Implement evaluation frameworks (RAGAS, BLEU) to empirically test RAG performance. Build pipelines that monitor model hallucinations and quality.
• Observability: logs, metrics, traces, SLOs.
• Client Communication:
  Define technical requirements based on business needs and explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

• Technical Requirements:
  • Dev Ops:
    Deep knowledge of Docker, K8s, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC (Terraform).
  • Architecture:
    Microservices patterns, TDD (Test Driven Development), Database design (SQL & No
    
    SQL).
  • AI/ML:
    Advanced RAG techniques (Hybrid Search, Re-ranking), building evaluation loops, managing Guardrails.
  • Frameworks:
    Expert-level FastAPI and Next.js/Remix.
  • Security: IAM, OAuth2, network policies.
  • Observability:
    Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry.

• Ability to communicate trade-offs and architecture decisions clearly.
• Leadership in guiding Junior FDEs and cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset and scenario analysis.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical specifications.

Reliability mindset with ownership for delivery and stability.